The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
{ TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

is with: pride that we recall the fact
that the recent meeting of the Teachers
Association at Honea Path was success
i.bsyond what. the most sangulne Of us
had dared to hope for. Thirty three
teachers q, d responded to their names, and
aby their presence and interest contribu.
taed to- the nnpreced success Of the
meeting. As had been announced, the
whole .of Friday afternoon was spent
with prof: Watkins's school, watching
The recitations made by his classes and
! s studying and scriticising his methods OF
instruction.
The afternoons session was indeed an
experience meeting, as it ought to have
]: been. Every teacher felt free and easy
and asked any questions that were raised
:,b,y; Il, the programme. The afternoon was
sonly-too short; before we knew it; the
time for the closing exercises had come.
s. The executive committee hadarranged
for DR.. Lander to occupy the time set
apart for the evening session. Sickness
q prevented DR.. Lander from attending
until Saturday morning, SO change in
the programme was necessary.
The citizens of Honea Path know full
well how to appreciate such gatherings,
and were out inifall force Friday night.
Though disappointed in not being per.
smitted to hear DR.. Lander, they availed
themselves Of the opportunity for ac,
q,naiinrting themselves with the strangers
within theirigates." For aboutan hour,
1 Everybody, old and young, male and
female, seemed TO bestir himself in his
efforts to make the occasion pleasant to
Others and profitable to himself. The
Young gentlemen and young ladies of
Prof. Watkins'a school were especially
active in their. efforts to- entertain the
teachers present. After an hours social
enjoyment, in which the whole assembly,
without q single exception, seemed to
participate; Prof. Watkins pulled the
rope that rang the school bell, and, after
quiet wss restored, introduced the School
Commissioner, who. he ssid, would fill
ND q few moments OF the time which the
executive committee had arranged for
n. T.onder President of the Association,
to. occupy. The School Commissioner
talked about thirty minutes in which ne
took occasion to explain the object OF
the Association and to urge the teachers
present to still greater earnestness in
their efforts to prepare themselves for
the great work in which they are engaged.
These remarks concluded, Prot. Wat:
kins announced that the exercises of the
evening were over unless the young peo:
ple desired to remain longer. Conversa-
Z tion was again renewed, and quite num-
5 ber of persons of all ages remained until
some time later.
Saturday morning found the teachers
all with energy renewed and refreshed
for the days work. The regular pro-
gramme, which bad been advertised, was
taken up, and the subjects, Teachers.
Helps Chow to teach Geography" !"
e.Encouragements to Teachers" and some
others were discussed with marked earn.
estness and intelligence. The speeches
we're short and to the point. Miss Olivia
: Newton read a remarkably clear cut essay
on Teachers Helps" The paper was
read modestly, but with noticeable dis
tinctness and studied emphasis, and, in
the effect produced, illustrated the power
Of good reading. Though no subject
had been assigned to Mr.. w. E. Brazeale